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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780195151176
- Book Title
- Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories
- Book Series
- Oxford World's Classics Hardcovers Ser.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 4.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), Ghost
- Item Weight
- 7.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195151178
ISBN-13
9780195151176
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2209720
Product Key Features
Book Title
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Ghost
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Oxford World's Classics Hardcovers Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
4.3 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-058375
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A must read for the true-blue aficionado.... James is best known now forhis supernatural stories, regarded by many as being among the best everwritten."--Library Journal, "A must read for the true-blue aficionado.... James is best known now for his supernatural stories, regarded by many as being among the best ever written."-- Library Journal, "A must read for the true-blue aficionado.... James is best known now for his supernatural stories, regarded by many as being among the best ever written."--Library Journal
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Synopsis
When we think of ghost stories, we tend to think of cub scouts cringing by a fire, s'mores at the ready, as some aging camp counselor tries to scare them witless with yet another tale from the crypt. But as Michael Chabon's marvelous introduction reminds us, the ghost story was once integral to the genre of the short story. Indeed, as he points out, it can be argued that the ghost story was the genre. Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Henry James's "The Turn of the Screw"--most of the early short story writers wrote ghost stories as a matter of course. And the best writer of ghost stories, the acknowledged master, was M.R. James. In Casting the Runes, we have twenty-one tales that, in Chabon's words, "venture to the limits of the human capacity for terror and revulsion...armed only with an umbrella and a very dry wit." The stories here represent the best of James's work. They are set in the leisurely, late-Victorian, middle-class world of country houses, seaside inns, out-of-the-way railway stations, and cathedral closes, where gentlemen of independent means and antiquarian tastes suddenly find themselves confronted by terrifying agents of supernatural malice. But what these tales are really about, writes Chabon, "is ultimately the breathtaking fragility of life, of 'reality,' of all the structures that we have erected to defend ourselves from our constant nagging suspicion that underlying everything is chaos, brutal and unreasoning." The tales in Casting the Runes are both chilling fun and, as Chabon concludes, "unmistakably works of art." Anyone who loves short fiction or who enjoys a good scare will find these stories an irresistible delight., This selection of twenty-one short stories by M.R. James--a first-classwriter of supernatural fiction--represents his best work, including "CountMagnus," "The Rose Garden," "The Uncommon Prayer-book," "Rats," "The Malice ofInanimate Objects," and "A Vignette," as well as the title story., When we think of ghost stories, we tend to think of cub scouts cringing by a fire, s'mores at the ready, as some aging camp counselor tries to scare them witless with yet another tale from the crypt. But as Michael Chabon's marvelous introduction reminds us, the ghost story was once integral to the genre of the short story. Indeed, as he points out, it can be argued that the ghost story was the genre. Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Henry James's "The Turn of the Screw"--most of the early short story writers wrote ghost stories as a matter of course. And the best writer of ghost stories, the acknowledged master, was M.R. James. In Casting the Runes , we have twenty-one tales that, in Chabon's words, "venture to the limits of the human capacity for terror and revulsion...armed only with an umbrella and a very dry wit." The stories here represent the best of James's work. They are set in the leisurely, late-Victorian, middle-class world of country houses, seaside inns, out-of-the-way railway stations, and cathedral closes, where gentlemen of independent means and antiquarian tastes suddenly find themselves confronted by terrifying agents of supernatural malice. But what these tales are really about, writes Chabon, "is ultimately the breathtaking fragility of life, of 'reality, ' of all the structures that we have erected to defend ourselves from our constant nagging suspicion that underlying everything is chaos, brutal and unreasoning." The tales in Casting the Runes are both chilling fun and, as Chabon concludes, "unmistakably works of art." Anyone who loves short fiction or who enjoys a good scare will find these stories an irresistible delight.
LC Classification Number
PR6019.A565A6 2002
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- a***g (267)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was quicker than expected figures were packaged very well and came just as described for a great price. I’m very happy with my purchase and would highly recommend this seller.
- p***7 (97)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fast. Packaging is near perfect value and as described awesome. The seller is Great.
- c***e (29)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe books arrived right on schedule, which was a pleasant surprise. They were packaged securely and in pristine condition—no bent pages, creases, or any signs of wear. Overall, a seamless experience that makes me eager to order more! Highly recommended for fellow book lovers.Cygnet by Patricia A. McKillip 2007 Trade Paperback 1st Printing (#276167055551)